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Dan Kinsella, a white man in his forties, dressed for a ceremonial Hamilton Police portrait.

New police chief Dan Kinsella holds a degree from WalMart U.

by Tim Bousquet May 14, 2019October 20, 2022

Glen Assoun, a man in his fifties with short dark hair and thick glasses, looks into the camera.

Telling the story of Glen Assoun’s wrongful conviction: we need your help

by Tim Bousquet April 17, 2019October 20, 2022

A photo of the Alakai, the ship used for the Yarmouth ferry.

We’ve spent $15 million a year on the Yarmouth ferry; here’s a better and lots more fun idea for spending the money

by Tim Bousquet March 21, 2019October 20, 2022

Report on Shambhala sexual misconduct released

by Tim Bousquet February 4, 2019October 20, 2022

Medjuck v. Medjuck: Harold says his brother Ralph, one of Nova Scotia’s most powerful property developers, ripped him off for decades

by Tim Bousquet December 21, 2018October 20, 2022

Cannabis dispensary owner Ryan Nehiley was shot dead in his Spryfield home

by Tim Bousquet November 26, 2018October 20, 2022

“Vexatious litigant” Ade Olumide comes to Nova Scotia

by Tim Bousquet November 21, 2018October 20, 2022

Doctor says he was unfairly kicked out of Dal Medical School after he plagiarized an essay about honesty

by Tim Bousquet November 20, 2018October 20, 2022

Davie and Irving shipyards are in the midst of a lobbying blitz in Ottawa

by Tim Bousquet October 18, 2018October 20, 2022

As reliable as a beer commercial

by Erica Butler September 18, 2018October 20, 2022

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents

PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

2020 MASS MURDERS

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

UNCOVER: DEAD WRONG

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.